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What Goes in the Red Bag?
One of the most commonly seen and also most important items when it comes to medical waste management Davie is the red bag. These can be seen at any place where bio-hazardous waste removal is necessary, including places such as hospitals, clinics (both for human and animal patients), dentist offices, doctor’s offices, medical research labs and more.
But do all types of wastes produced at medical care facilities go into red biohazards bags? Absolutely not. In fact, only those materials that are infected or potentially infected belong in the red bag. Trash such as food, or any material that was not exposed to infected blood do not need to go into red bags.
- What is exactly biomedical waste?
If you are to understand bio-hazardous waste removal it is necessary to first know a thing or two about biomedical waste and what this is. According to the Florida State University, biomedical waste is any waste that pose a threat of infection to humans. There are other definitions of it circulating around, but I chose this one as it is the easiest to remember and says the most. There is no need to overcomplicated things when it comes to medical waste management Davie.
Biomedical waste is required by different state and federal regulations to be disposed of in a way that minimizes the chance of someone getting infected or that the environment gets polluted. This is a job done by professional bio-hazardous waste removal companies. However, before they can come to your health care facility, you first need to put all your biomedical waste into a special red bag.
Let’s talk more about what goes into the red bag.
- Sharps
Sharps is a collective name for all sorts of medical instruments such as needles, syringes, scalpels and razor blades that are used in different treatment and diagnosing procedures at the health care facility. The most obvious place where sharps are used is a surgery room. These instruments have the ability to cut or pierce the skin and therefore also to introduce a dangerous virus to the person from another, infected patient and his or her blood.
One thing is very important to remember. Sharps should never be put loose in the red bag. That is one of the biggest mistakes that can be made in medical waste management Davie. Instead, needles and other sharps first have to go in a sturdy plastic container that will protect the bag and the handler.
- Contaminated laundry
Any type of laundry, such as bed sheets, pillows, blankets, hospital pajamas and gowns that have been in contact with blood or body fluids are considered to be contaminated and have to go in the red bag.
The difference between this biomedical waste and other types is that contaminated laundry can be washed with special chemical solutions. This destroys any pathogens and allows the laundry to be reused.
How to Dispose of a Red Biohazard Bag?
- Wear the necessary PPE (gloves, glasses…)
- Line the medical waste container with a red bag
- Seal the red biohazard bag. You can do this by twisting the neck of the bag and making a knot by hand, or you can use a tape or rubber band
- Carry the red bag to the waste pickup container
- Label the bag and the container
Wait for the medical waste management Davie to come and pick the red bag
